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Ayuthaya

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May 25th 2006
We returned to Bangkok from Myanmar as we had booked a round-trip ticket from Bangkok to await our reunion with Jon - my friend who we had visited earlier during our trip in Taiwan. Since we had seen everything there is to see in Bangkok - twice now - we decided to take a day trip to the ancient capital city of Siam - Ayuthaya. When in Bangkok (especially when staying on Khao San Rd), there are ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more